US Hits Iranian Radar, Iran Strikes US Base
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- U.S. Central Command said it carried out self‑defense strikes on Iranian radar and drone sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported it targeted a U.S. base in retaliation for the strikes.
- Kuwait’s army announced its air defenses intercepted hostile missiles and drones over its territory.
- Israel ordered a deeper incursion into southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah claimed to have shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone and fired rockets at Israeli positions.
- President Trump posted that Iran “really wants to make a deal,” even as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi said Tehran continues to exchange messages with the United States.
Why it matters: U.S. gasoline consumers risk higher prices as crude inventories, already 900 barrels below target, could fall further if the conflict disrupts Hormuz shipping, tightening domestic fuel markets.
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